Rotorua: Morning mist Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

Rotorua is located at the heart of the North Island of New Zealand, in the aptly called Bay of Plenty region and is part also of the Central Volcanic Plateau. It is at 234 kms South-East from Auckland by road and has a population of about 69,000 people. Rotorua is built over a geothermal hot spot, on the shores of Lake Rotorua. The Arawa tribes were the main pre-European inhabitants of Rotorua. The traditional centre for the Arawa people is Ohinemutu, situated on the shore of lake. Ohinemutu contains a marae, (is a sacred place which served both religious and social purposes in pre-Christian Polynesian societies) and the Tamatekapua meeting house (named after the leader of the canoe in which the Arawa came to Rotorua). On the picture you can see the lake shore and the signs of geothermal activities, and The Art & History Museum, located in the Government Gardens and has nice exhibits and contains artifacts that display the cultural heritage of these peoples. For more infos, here is the link to Wikipedia.

***scanned from print***

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gildasjan (23959) 2007-10-08 1:44

Bonjour Attila
Très bon cadrage de ce paysage dans le format avec une belle harmonie de couleurs.Bonne gestion de la lumière de ce bel ouvrage.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

dip (12690) 2007-10-08 1:46

Hi Attila,
wonderful composition,the quality is superb for a scanned picture,
I like the POV and the lighting,amazing colors and interesting note too.
Greetings,
Dimitris.

bostankorkulugu (33714) 2007-10-08 1:46

i can see that you ll be presenting us many gems from your treasure chest of old prints attila... this is the best postcard i ve seen lately... not much to say, just perfect...

cheers

korkut

aadilj (17950) 2007-10-08 1:48

Thats an amamzingly crafted mage with sch fresh and bright clours and a vibant outlook from a lovely perspective and pov. I like the way you have seen and framed it

edytungkal (4519) 2007-10-08 1:51

Hi Attila,
Beautiful morning panorama with very nice athmosphere around. I see the building with the tower is a nice focal point with superb red colour. An excellent quality picture with very informative note. Thanks for share this wonderful shot :-)

daniel

delic (6735) 2007-10-08 2:24

Hello Attila,
It seems like we are both uploading oldies lately. The morning mist has joined the clouds for a lovely scenery. The red roof adds color and contrast. You seem to have cropped all the excess elements for a clean composition. Regards,
Hakan

MarcT (21103) 2007-10-08 2:32

Hi Attila,
Beautiful landscape, great colors, excellent feeling, one understands alone that it must be a geothermal hot spot.
Regards
Marc

servane (629) 2007-10-08 2:35

Hello Attila,
Congratulations for this wonderful composition with nice colors and good sharpness.
Thank you for sharing

Servane

devimeuxbe (56012) 2007-10-08 2:41

Hi Attila
nice light in this morning. I like the beautifull smoke from the water .
It's also very well composed.
Congratulations
Bertrand

Paolo (40731) 2007-10-08 2:49

Ciao Attila, bellissima foto con il vapore che sale dalle acque del lago.
ottimi colori, ottima qualità e perfetta vista e luce.
un peccato per quel capannone industriale sul retro del lago che rompe un pò l'incantesimo del luogo.
...ma di sicuro non potevi demolirlo o falo saltare in aria con la dinamite per avere uno scenario migliore!
...anche se forse ogni tanto bisognerebbe ricorrere a metodi così drastici per eliminare le bruttue e gli orriri edilizi che devastano paesaggi molto belli come questo!

...non parliamo dell'Italia poi...

buona giornata, ciao

asajernigan (14200) 2007-10-08 3:19

Attila,
Great shot especially a scan! Your composition is great using the shoreline to lead the eye into the photo. The steam rising off the water gives this photo a mystical feel. The lighting and colors are great with nice sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

anes_lc (14768) 2007-10-08 4:04

hi attila
hard to comment such perfect picture :) the colours ,morning mist ...lovely view
great shot
regards,anes

pasternak (13448) 2007-10-08 4:22

Hi Attila, very nice tender light in this view from a remote corner of the globe (actually your list of countries is impressive!), I like the composition with the neo-half-timbered building providing a focal point. Very good scan quality!

Cheers
Alexander

ktanska (16641) 2007-10-08 5:50

Hi Attila,
That thin layer of fog above the lake makes everything look so smooth. The background building looks good too. Foreground is less interesting though. Funny how it looks steaming like the hot water springs nearby.
Kari

Tue (25608) 2007-10-08 8:54

Hej Attila,
A beautiful view over the water towards the town. The colours and light are both most attractive. The little fog over the water looks also really nice. Well captured and thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

jonathan_hart (22580) 2007-10-08 11:48

hello Attila
wonderful colours and light, excellent POV, good looking reflections, first class shot !
regards
jo

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-08 11:50

Hi Attila
A well framed and composed shot of a high quality - hard to believe that this is a scan of a print. The colours and sharpness are second to none. Very nice work.
Best wishes
Mark

Scharan (13955) 2007-10-08 13:47

Olá Attila

Uma lindíssima foto, composição agradável aos olhos e a alma. Cores fantásticas, boa luz e textura.
GA
Vera

alvaraalto (5245) 2007-10-08 15:02

Hi Attila,
New Zealand is a very unknown country to me. Much more than Australia this is to me the other side of the world.
I think that is why this picture fascinates me so much.
Groet Rob

Gerrit (35937) 2007-10-08 15:22

Hi Attila,
beautiful light and colours. Perfect composition,
regards, gerrit

rakeshgupta (2670) 2007-10-08 18:55

Hi Attila,
This picture is beautiful. It has beautiful sky blue and that is making it different. The vapors due to geothermal effects are good addons. Your picture quality and sharpness is perfect. I think you have one of the best scanner of the world.
Thanks for sharing and showing beautiful world to all of us.
Rakesh

vincz (19043) 2007-10-09 0:29

Very unique atmosphere, it looks so remote, so fresh and pristine. I like the textures on the surface of the water, the red roof in this blue surroundings. Very well seen.

lestans (15474) 2007-10-09 0:45

Ciao Attila!
è davvero un posto interessante e fa una strana impressione vedere le nuvolette sopra l'acqua. L'inquadratura e i colori sono perfetti, un gran lavoro anche nella scansione.
Complimenti, ciao!
Livia

John_F_Kennedy (31671) 2007-10-09 3:10

Beautiful composition and nice colours as well. Great idea for a shot too.
Best wishes,
Achim

UnTrained (0) 2007-10-09 4:07

Szia Attila,
the parts used for water and land, the view of the partly appearing mist in good light and this lovely reflection of the sky in the water is appealing. The strong coloured building left in that good sharpness gives a nice point to focus on. Excellent scan result.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Cricri (43304) 2007-10-09 4:08

Hi Attila,
Une capture parfaite de la lumiére sous un joli ensemble de couleurs, une composition bien réaliser, compliment
Have a nice day for you
cricri

Emile (20017) 2007-10-09 7:38

Hola Attila.
Excellent composition, your POV is very good capturing the beautiful lake with the signs of geothermal activities, great colors and light, you did a good work with a scanned picture.
Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

Fis2 (46057) 2007-10-09 11:48

Witaj Attila!
Wonderful composition and curious place. I like the frame and colors. Good work.
Regards
Krzysztof

leo61 (43438) 2007-10-09 12:55

Hi Attila!
Nice morning mist at the sea and good management of the strong morning light.Your POV is well choosen and I like the interesting foreground.Wonderful blue tones of the water and the sky and good contrast with the nice building and the vegetatuion.
Regards,Leo

paura (38742) 2007-10-09 14:53

Really a very beautiful compositionm here, friend, full of interesting details. The big house in the background is also an interesting detail.

Paulo

Giorgio (8730) 2007-10-09 21:02

- Nice composition, the light is excellent and soft, the haze on the water is a undenable more, very good, bravo and TFS!
Greetings.
giorgio

axiotea (16171) 2007-10-09 22:23

Hello Attila
A clear and noiseless image with top quality colors and sharpness over this beautiful landscape. I like the effect of the mist matching well with the cloud reflections.
Cheers
Marilyn

AiresSantos (42440) 2007-10-09 23:28

Hi Attila
Great effect of the fog in this very nice composition.
Magnificent colours and light.
Very well framed and a interesting note
TFS and greetings from Italy
Aires

Graal (58267) 2007-10-10 0:25

Jó napot Attila,
beautiful misty morning, pleasant composition and colours, interesting place. Excellent quality of scan. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-10-10 1:24

Hi Attila,
The smoke gives the lake a different dimension. Pretty good image quality considering this is a scanned photo. Nice captured and well composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

jhm (82879) 2007-10-10 2:20

Hello Attila,

Also a morning mist but a lot better than here in Belgium, day after day fog the completly day, today it's better.
A very quiet picture with pleasant autumn colours and great composition, very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

danos (32812) 2007-10-10 2:32

Hello Attila,
very nice this composition that create an idyllic atmosphere with the combination with the morning mist.Excellent the placement of the Art and History Museum in the whole scenery,as the signs of geothermal activities of the lake.The quality of the scanned print photo is excellent.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

stego (22376) 2007-10-10 6:32

Hi Attila,
The compo is very well done graphic and colour wise, using the coast and putting the red roof on one of the golden points. It didn't need the mist to be a great photo, but surely it makes even more attractive.
Regards, José.

Vato_Law (11682) 2007-10-10 13:37

Hello Attila,
What scan do you use? man, you got such a clean and sharp photo out from a 1996 photo. There is no doubt that the morning light is the purest of all and this photo is just one more proof of it. The scene itself is already eye catching for itself, for the light, but also for this ligit mist that seems to involve it.
Cheers.
Paulo

siolaw (25794) 2007-10-10 20:19

Hi Attila,
The smoothness of the water texture is the first thing that stroke me here... superb soft colors, and steam adding to the atmosphere...
Interesting note too
Laurent

chrisnet (20376) 2007-10-11 0:52

Hello Attila,
Excellent framing with this nice tower at the left, very clear and sharp image, I like much these sweet tones, very good work.
Regards
Christian

Cretense (56520) 2007-10-11 2:25

Hi Attila!

A magic moment, this place with the mist just above the surface of water looks like coming out of a fairy tale. Perfect composition and brilliant colours. Congratulaitons!

Hercules

josepmarin (33861) 2007-10-11 6:38

Hi Attila,
in this composition I see that also you are scanning your old photos, and with a great result in the quality of image and colors. This one is very pretty, I like the effect of the steam that seems to leave the water, and
the beautiful building that we see in background.
A great work, my friend, I like it.
Best regards,
Josep

ocskaymarci (2508) 2007-10-11 8:34

Szia Attila!
Csodálatos reggeli fények és őszi színek keverednek ezen a képen! A kompozíció, tisztaság, élesség is osztályon felüli! A keret most is, mint mindig, fantasztikus!
A következő képed honnan lesz? :D
Üdvözlettel,
Marci

gilou530 (35422) 2007-10-11 10:22

salut attila
très bon scan, la netteté est nickel ainsi que les couleurs, du bon boulot, bravo
amitiés
gilbert

rigoletto (26424) 2007-10-11 11:36

It is incredible that this one is scanned Attila! How can you obtain such a particular sharpness from a scanned image???
The photo itself is already phenomenal! Colors do not attract all of a sudden when you see the thumbnail but the beauty is inside. Awesome indeed!
Congrats,
Deniz

anesugur (16930) 2007-10-11 13:55

Hi Attila,
Good colors and very beautiful composition, like a painting.
Best regards. Uğur

sothy81 (8536) 2007-10-11 14:47

Hi Attila,

What a clean photo you have here. Very nice sharpness and excellent colors. A very peaceful and relaxing shot. Well done

Sothy

flory (4804) 2007-10-11 22:44

ciao Attila,
calm view give it by this soft blue and like these fumes of water.good quality of print.
buona giornata,
Flory;)

Mafo (1339) 2007-10-12 2:46

Hello Atila,
Nice presentation, beautiful lansdscape, very clear and colorful composition
Regards

Silvio1953 (42237) 2007-10-12 6:00

Ciao Attila bella foto dalla splendida luce e dai magnifici colori, stupenda la composizione, bravo, ciao Silvio

john_c (24635) 2007-10-12 7:47

Hi Attila,
The POV is superbly chosen here, with just enough gravel and sand in the foreground to break up the expanse of water. I like the spray in the distance, the fine light and hues gracing the bushes on the left, and the overall prosaic scene. Very much like a painting. Well captured...later.
John

edal (6581) 2007-10-12 9:00

Szia Attila!
A very fresh morning sight - very good capture with a lot of spirit. Congratulations!
Anton

gneufeld (15217) 2007-10-12 11:59

Hi Attila,
I really like well composed image taken in excellent light. You present excellent image balance and good clarity and colors. Great work and TFS. Gerald

PixelTerror (86358) 2007-10-14 9:02

Szia Attila,
Nice morning scene, it's always amazing to see the water so still in the morning, as for the house style if I wouldn't know from the location you have set I could say Germany from the style.
Have a nice day,
JEan-Yves

pablominto (40958) 2007-10-15 2:52

Hello Attila,
This is a pleasant, well balanced composition, and the brightness of colours is amazing!
No visible sign of age in this fine frame...
Sharp fine details and strong colours!
Greetings,
Pablo -

ahmetgedikli (21968) 2007-10-15 22:50

Merhaba Attila,
Beautiful shot! Great POV, depth and good reflections on the water. Well done.
Have a nice day.
Ahmet

JCG (25531) 2007-10-17 12:40

Hi Attila,

We have difficulty in imagining that this photo was scanned. The image is very beautiful and I appreciate the neatness a lot. The landscape is magnificent and it is fumarole over the lake are of the most beautiful effect. The exposure is top. Attractive and interesting work, thank you for the note Attila.

With all my friendships,

Jean-Charles

Jakab (3472) 2007-10-18 13:44

Szia Attila!
Milyen csuda világ ez a gőzölgő tóval! Tetszik, hogy ilyen nagy felületet kapott a víz (végül is ez a nagy attrakció), a tarka lombok balra derűssé teszik az összhatást. (Lehet, hogy a sok kék nélkülük misztikussá vált volna.) Nagyon jól sikerült.
Üdv
Laci

Angshu (33877) 2007-10-23 0:46

Hello Attila
The building seems so out of place here. As always, this is a gem from you & 11 years on, the quality is amazing. Well composed with the waterbody in the FG & the vapours due to geothermal effects is a good addon. Excellent image my friend.
Regards
Angshu